sandisk extreme pro 128gb format problem

I tried to format a well-functioning (1-month-old) Sandisk Extreme Pro 128GB drive. no matter how I format it (exfat or Fat32), it only shows a capacity of 15MB. what's the problem it was fine in previous OS.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Mar 2, 2024 10:50 AM

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Tesserax

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Mar 2, 2024 6:23 PM in response to tánczos

SDXC cards are formatted for ExFAT by default.

Which exact model is your MacBook Air? Does it come with a built-in card reader or are you using a different reader?

Tesserax

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Mar 2, 2024 11:56 AM in response to tánczos

What are you using to format this external drive ... the Disk Utility or some other method?

Does it need to be formatted for either ExFAT or FAT32? For example, FAT32 is limited to only 32 GBs.

tánczos Author

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Mar 2, 2024 5:40 PM in response to Tesserax

Disk Utility. none of them work. I would need ExFat.

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